The goal of the PIC network is to develop synergies together. Therefore one part of the conferences specially focused on FP7 Open Calls (KBBE) and approach on FP8. We also tried to identify potential cooperation/collaborative projects for the future.

Funding opportunities in FP7 KBBE calls

Agrobiofilm, an example of a FP7 project led by the Portuguese SME Silvex

During our stay in Portugal we had the opportunity to attend to the FNA Fair, the biggest agriculture exhibition of this country and to visit the company Sumol + Compal , the Portuguese market leader in soft drinks.

And of course we shared some good moments as well.

The feedback given by participants who joined the event can be summarized as follows:

Intense cooperation between clusters and their members is more and more needed and the annual PIC meeting allows the sharing of information in order to get to know each other better.

The consortium Plant Intercluster signed its first Clusters Cooperation Agreement with one of its partners.

On June 5th, 2012 a Clusters Cooperation Agreement was signed in Santarem (Portugal) between Mr. Gino Boismorin, general manager of VEGEPOLYS who signed on behalf of the PIC Consortium and Mr. Carlos Lopes president of the Portuguese Agrocluster Ribatejo.

The purpose of this CCA is to establish a formal cooperation initiative to share information, tools and experiences between the French and Portuguese clusters and strengthen business, research and technological cooperation.